﻿/*  Copyright 2012 PerceiveIT Limited
 *  This file is part of the Scryber library.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Scryber;
using Scryber.Components;

namespace Scryber.Data
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Abstract base class for template elements that instantiate inner contents
    /// when databinding
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class PDFCodeDomTemplateGenerator : IPDFTemplate
    {
        public IEnumerable<IPDFComponent> Instantiate(int index, IPDFComponent owner)
        {
            //Create the container
            PDFTemplateInstance instance = new PDFTemplateInstance();

            //Init all the custom contents
            this.InitializeComponents(instance);

            //return wrapped in an array
            return new IPDFComponent[] { instance };

        }

        protected abstract void InitializeComponents(PDFTemplateInstance instance);

    }
}
